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Assessing Public Tick Identification Ability and Tick Bite Riskiness Using Passive Photograph-Based Crowdsourced Tick Surveillance

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Published in 2020 at "Journal of Medical Entomology"

DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa196

Abstract: Abstract Tick identification is critical for assessing disease risk from a tick bite and for determining requisite treatment. Data from the University of Rhode Island'sTickEncounter Resource Center's photo-based surveillance system, TickSpotters, indicate that users incorrectly… read more here.

Keywords: tick bite; tick surveillance; surveillance; photograph based ... See more keywords
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A Computer Vision-Based Approach for Tick Identification Using Deep Learning Models

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Published in 2022 at "Insects"

DOI: 10.3390/insects13020116

Abstract: Simple Summary Ticks are ectoparasites of humans, livestock, and wild animals and, as such, they are a nuisance, as well as vectors for disease transmission. Since the risk of tick-borne disease varies with the tick… read more here.

Keywords: tick identification; computer vision; identification; tick species ... See more keywords